The second half of our 53rd season, 2000-01, was marred by tragedy. For years, three dynamic and extremely talented women were at the helm of Workshop Players Theater: Valerie Gerstenberger, Jean Schaeffer and Evelyn Witham. I can safely say that much of what I know about theater I learned from these ladies. On Jan. 2, […]
In our 49th season, we opened in New York with “Lost in Yonkers,” moved to Maine for “The Whales of August,” followed by the French Riviera for “The Boy Friend,” back to the USA for “All My Sons,” and then the world itself became our stage for Kander and Ebb’s “The World Goes Round.” Once again, […]
So far in Season 48 I have told you about Marilyn Hubbard directing “Greater Tuna,” which starred her husband Wade. And that Wade Hubbard wrote and directed the second show of the 1995–96 season, “My Father’s Face Was Crystal,” based on the letters of his parents, Bob and Pat Hubbard. That show also featured Ken […]
Season 45, 1992–93 was full of challenges and landmarks. Just “little” things like a fired actor, a broken leg and a pregnant cat… It all began in the fall with my production of “I Do! I Do!” by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. Bev Sperry was my music director. She and I cast Barb Bentz (a […]